After Benny our standard poodle came to live with us, I started noticing a lot of poodle collectibles at flea markets. I had never been very interested in them before, but now I found their kitchiness endearing. Before long I was starting my own poodle collection. I found most of the poodles at flea markets and by pouring over the "poodle collectibles" pages on eBay.

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I found ceramic spagetti poodles, a vaseline glass jar with a poodle standing on the lid, a wooden poodle with jointed head and legs, two small stuffed vintage poodles, a poodle in a convertible car salt and pepper shakers, and a small statue of a Barbie walking a poodle. One of my favorite finds was a faux wooden tray by Kentley with scene 1 from the five tray series, "The Romance of Fi Fi and Pepe". Each tray depicts a different scene from their romantic adventures.

faux wood poodle tray

I added some poodle graphics to my collection including a sheet music cover with a poodle tugging on a clown's pants, and a poodle paper doll page from a 1923 Ladie's Home Journal magazine. Another addition was a vintage hemmed fabric piece with blue flocked poodles. A collector friend became interested in my poodle collecting and started alerting me to the poodle finds that she discovered.

Now that I had this nice but small poodle collection, I wanted a place to display it. Another collector friend took me to a shop that along with painted country furniture and foods, carried a huge selection of display cabinets ranging from large furniture to smallish wall pieces. I fell in love with a cherry wall cabinet and it came home with me. Here is the cabinet which holds a large part of the poodle collection. (and my reflection in the glass - oh, well) The poodle graphic designs were framed and flank both sides of the poodle wall cabinet. The tray is too big to fit in the cabinet, so it's displayed in a nearby wall unit.